Luxurious in Thai

“Luxurious” in Thai is หรูrǔu.

หรู rǔu

luxurious, fancy, posh adjective

rǔu rising

Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”

How to use it

หรูrǔu, or หรูหราrǔu-rǎa in full, is luxurious or fancy: a five-star hotel, a rooftop bar, a big wedding. Condo ads love it. The opposite is plain, ธรรมดาtam-má-daa, or good and cheap: ของดีราคาถูกkǎwng dii raa-kaa tùuk, "good stuff, low prices", is a favourite market slogan.

Other spellings you'll see

There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:

ru
roo
hru
ru ra

More describing things in Thai

All describing things

ดี dii Good
ไม่ดี mâi dii Bad
bad, not good
ดีกว่า dii gwàa Better
ดีที่สุด dii tîi-sùt Best
the best
ชอบที่สุด châwp tîi-sùt Favourite
favourite (literally 'like the most')
สุดยอด sùt-yâwt Awesome
awesome, amazing, the best

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
Audio: AI voices, quality-checked for tones